Posts Tagged ‘Election’

Good article in Navy Times on son James’ bid for a US Congressional seat. Jim By Meghann Myers You might assume that the grandson of a game-changing former chief of naval operations would join the Navy to carry on the family tradition, but no. “It was actually because I saw Top Gun one too many

A tense moment ensued as Hillary Clinton spoke at a Las Vegas rally August 4th. Secret service agents rushed on stage as animal rights activists tried doing the same. After regaining her composure, Clinton said, “apparently these people are here to protest Trump because Trump and his kids killed a lot of animals, so thank you

As Patricia Smith spoke at the Republican National Convention of a son lost in Benghazi, one could feel her pain and anguish. Her words conjured up other thoughts as well. Battlefield warriors, both past and present, sometimes are uniquely blessed—serving under leaders they proudly would follow “to Hell and back.” To get there, and

In the aftermath of the hacked Democratic National Committee email release, we have yet to hear Hillary Clinton air her infamous plea made in frustration during the Benghazi hearing, “What difference does it make?” It makes a load of difference, particularly since there apparently is much more to come. In a world in

With atrocities committed on a daily basis by Islamic State around the world, either by the terrorist group itself or others swearing allegiance to it, one cannot forget President Barack Obama’s infamous January 2014 assessment. “If a jayvee team puts on Lakers uniforms, that doesn’t make them Kobe Bryant.” What received little focus since Obama

A parent can suffer no greater loss than the death of a child. Any parent listening to Khizr Khan—father of Humayun S. M. Khan, a Muslim American soldier killed by a car bomb in Iraq in 2004—passionately speaking last Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) undoubtedly felt compassion for him. As

Bryan Nishimura must have been shocked to learn about Hillary Clinton’s “great escape” from an indictment for her “extremely careless” handling of classified material on her private email servers. A year ago, the FBI helped convict Nishimura — a U.S. Navy reservist and Afghan war veteran — of committing the same crime for which Hillary will